Bourton Half Marathon - Sunday 27th September 2025 at 9:00AM
The Bourton Half Marathon follows an accurately measured 13.1 mile route through the amazing Cotswolds countryside around Bourton-on-the-Water. It is a single lap route on undulating, sometimes hilly, rural roads with some spectacular views en route.
The route takes runners through the beautiful centre of Bourton on the Water and across the river before taking on The Steeps, the first of three major hills, and then follows country lanes out to the picturesque village of Farmington where you’ll meet the second hill. Follow along more country lanes to the lovely village of Sherborne before looping back up the third climb to the village of Clapton-on-the-Hill and then a long well-earned downhill back into Bourton-on-the-Water for the finish.
Entries to the 2026 Bourton Half will open on Friday 10th April via the Race Nation secure portal. All those completing the 2026 Bourton Half will be offered a priority entry to the Highbridge Jewellers’ Bourton 10k in 2027, before general entry opens.
The Bourton Half is part of the Gloucester AAA 2026 Road Racing Series and once again incorporated the Gloucestershire County Half Marathon championships. There is an extensive prize list (see below). There is also an extra bonus of £100 for a course record.
Race Headquarters will be at Greystones Farm, Greystones Lane, Bourton–on-the-Water, Gloucestershire GL54 2EN (What3Words: bridge.piglet.allies). We will be selling tea, coffee and cake during and after the event.
Race timing for this year’s event will again be provided for us by LuSH Timing. If there is good internet connectivity at the venue we shall be offering a “live” results facility. If all goes well then these results will be available at Race HQ. As these are only temporary, they will be purged in due course. Once the results have been verified they will be added to the results archive and will be available to download here.
Our race permit and course measurement certificate will both be available for inspection at the Race HQ on race day.
A map of the route can be viewed via a downloadable GPX file is available to here.
Please download a copy of our Runner Information document, providing key information about the event for you.
Congratulations to Dylan Gillet of Weston Tempo, who won the 2025 Bourton Half in a new course record of 1:10:06, and to Megan Marchant also of Weston Tempo who finished in 1:21:42, smashing the women’s course record. We have added a few photos from the 2025 race.
The 2025 Bourton Half results are still available to download .
2025 race winner 2025 Dylan Gillet of Weston Tempo.
Megan Marchant also of Weston Tempo was the winning women in 2025.
Prizes
Each runner is only able to claim one prize other than a team prize. To qualify for the team prize, the winning team will comprise six members, with at least two male and two female athletes, all of whom are wearing the club’s vest. The team prize will be £60 for the winning team of six.
| MALE | FEMALE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize | £100 cash | 1st Prize | £100 cash |
| Bonus for record | £100 cash | Bonus for record | £100 cash |
| 2nd Prize | £50 cash | 2nd Prize | £50 cash |
| 3rd Prize | £25 cash | 3rd Prize | £25 cash |
| Team Prize - Winning team comprising six members, with at least two male and two female athletes - £60 | |||
| For the winner of following age-categories, the prize will be £20. | |||
| 1st MV40 | 1st FV40 | ||
| 1st MV50 | 1st FV50 | ||
| 1st MV60 | 1st FV60 | ||
| 1st MV70 | 1st FV70 | ||
As noted above, there was a bonus prize for anyone able to set a new course record on this challenging course and both were broken. The new current course records are:
Female - 81 minutes and 44 seconds (gun time) - Megan Marchant of Weston Tempo - 2025
Male - 70 minutes and 6 seconds (gun time) - Dylan Gillet of Weston Tempo - 2025
All finishers will be given access to a priority entry to the Bourton 10k next February.
Download a copy of our course measurement certificate.
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Charitable support
We were proud to be supporting Prostate Cancer UK a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332), as our principal charity partner throughout 2026. Bourton Roadrunners Club will contribute to the charity from the race proceeds; however, if you would like to support it personally in their valuable work you may donate via Race Nation's secure webpage . All donations are gratefully received. Additionally, we are also supporting local causes Bourton Rovers Juniors & Youth FC, Headspace (registered charity: 1189822) and Kate’s Home Nursing (registered charity: 1203159).
Overview
Entries to the 2026 Bourton Half will open on Friday 10th April via the Race Nation secure portal.
Our race permit and course measurement certificate will both be available for inspection at the Race HQ on race day.
Race timing for this year's event will again be provided for us by LuSH Timing.
Rebbecca at Bourton Half - 28th September 2025.
We have added a few photos from the 2025 race.
The 2025 Bourton Half results are still available to download .
The results for the 2024 race , 2023 race and the 2022 race are still available to download too.
We are proud to be supporting Prostate Cancer UK a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332), as our principal charity partner throughout 2026. Bourton Roadrunners Club will contribute to the charity from the race proceeds; however, if you would like to support it personally in their valuable work you may donate via Race Nation's secure webpage . All donations are gratefully received. Additionally, we are also supporting local causes Bourton Rovers Juniors & Youth FC, Headspace (registered charity: 1189822) and Kate’s Home Nursing (registered charity: 1203159).